HONG KONG (Reuters) - Staff at Hong Kong's public broadcaster RTHK on Thursday demanded the government scrap the appointment of a civil servant to head the station amid fears of political meddling in its editorial independence.
On his first day on the job, Roy Tang, a former deputy secretary for labour and welfare, faced calls to quit by dozens of RTHK staff members who rolled out a black carpet, yelled slogans and waved placards saying "Free RTHK" and "Bureaucrat Out!".
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